As a leading Chinese criminal defence lawyer in Toronto, Hillson Tse has defended clients from all manners of serious criminal charges ranging from violent offences such as criminal negligence causing death to white collar financial frauds. Having devoted himself solely to criminal and regulatory defence law, Hillson Tse has secured acquittals for his clients at all levels of trial court in Ontario. He focuses on the defence of impaired driving, sexual assault, and domestic violence charges.
An experienced trial lawyer, Hillson Tse has fought trials across courts in Ontario and has conducted over 100 criminal bail hearings. He is respected for his cross-examination and legal argument abilities- being able to effectively attack the credibility of witnesses and evidence in complex criminal prosecutions. He is also a keen negotiator and has convinced prosecutors to drop charges against his clients even on serious charges like firearms possession. In defending his clients, Hillson Tse makes use of new digital technologies and has expertise defending criminal cases involving the internet or digital evidence.
A criminal conviction for foreign nationals can result in serious consequences such as jail or deportation from Canada. Hillson Tse understands the unique challenges that foreign students, permanent residents, and immigrants face when they are charged with a criminal offence. Hillson Tse works closely with resources in the Chinese community such as doctors, counsellors, and interpreters, to ensure that his clients are fairly represented.
ABOUT
Hillson Tse is active in the Chinese legal community and is a member of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers where he participates in the Advocacy and GTA North (Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughn, etc) committees. He is also a member of the Criminal Lawyer’s Association where he organizes legal training and programming for other criminal defence lawyers. He acts as a mentor to young law students and lawyers with several legal organizations.
Prior to his legal career, Hillson Tse worked for the United Nations in Beijing where he assisted the Deputy Country Director and contributed to rule of law and good governance projects. In law school, he was the Student Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Human Rights and won the course prize for Public International Law.
Hillson Tse is fluent in Cantonese and works with a team of interpreters to provide legal services to Mandarin speaking clients.
